Ironing board



Fb. 4, 1930. F. L. ELLIS 1,745,530

v IRONING BOARD Filed Fish. 8, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 N .flZ-farrrys.

Fa). 4, 1930. F, L, 'ELUS 1,745,530

IRONING BOARD Filed Feb. 8, 1928 2 Shegts-Sheet PATENT, OFFICE 7 TIUNITED STATES FENWICK L. ELLIS, OF D'ARIEN CENTER, NEW YORK,

I IRONING BOARD Application filed February 8, 1928. Serial No. 252,746.

' 'f This invention relates to improvements in ironing boards and more particularly to those of the type which are foldable into andlo'ut of a closetor cabinet.

- '5 One of] its objects is the provision of an ironing board of this character having reliable and eflicient meansfor supporting it firmly at a plurality of elevations to suit the user. i

'10 j A further objectofthe invention is to provide a foldable ironing board which is simple, compact, and inexpensive "in" construction and-which can be easily and readily folded and unfolded with a minimum of effort into and out ofits operative position.

' A still further object is to so organize and arrange the different elements of the device as to render the board firm and stable'in its unfolded operative position. In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a cabinet showing myimproved board housed therein in its folded position; Figure 2 is a vertical section taken through the cabinet and show- Iing the ironing board in its'unfolded position for use.- Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section taken in'the plane 7 line 3-3, Figure 2. Figure 4; is an enlarged fragmentary vertical 5 section showing the position of the parts in the folded position of the ironingboard. Figure 5 is a similar viewshowing the position of the parts in the unfolded position of the board. Figure '6 is a detailed sectional view showing the means 35 corresponding parts throughout the several 7 views. I V p v 4 By way of example, my "improved board or cabinet 10 of any appropriate construction and intended to be built into the wall 7 of a room, the cabinet having a horizontally swinging door 11 hinged at 12 thereto. In its 9" slots .14Lfor receiving the projected ends 15 for arresting the board at a desire'delevation."

Similar charactersof reference indicate 9-has been'shown in'connection with a closet of a horizontal pivot bolt 16 passing through the rear end of the board, such ends constituting Journals or trunnions on which the board may swing vertically. As shown in Figure 3, the ends of this pivot bolt are threaded to receive nuts 17 for'clamping the same rigidly to the board and the trunnions 15 of such bolt are somewhat smaller in diameter than the threaded portion thereof. Fulcrumed on the opposing inner faces of the strips 13 and'shiftable laterally onto'and out of the plane of the pivot bolt 16 are notched supports or arms 18 which function to support the inner end of the board at any desired elevation. As shown in Figures 2 and 5, these arms are fulcrumed at their lower ends on pivot pins 19, the latter being located in rear of the guide slots 14 ofthe strips 13 to enable the arms to assume a position to the rear of the guide slots, as shown in Figure 4, The forwardly-facingnotches 20 of the supporting arms are arranged substantially horizontal and are disposed at suitable intervals to receive the trunnions 15 for releasably sustaining the board at the desired height. In the folded position of the board withinthe cabinet the arms 18 rest against the rear wall of the latter, while in its unfolded operative position these arms assume a forwardly inclined position and overlie the guide slots 14 in the manner shown in Figure 5. The upper rear edge of each supporting arm is verse cleat 26'securedto the underside of the ironing boards9. The lower brace members have longitudinal slots 27 for receiving trans verse'guide pins 28, 29 carried by the upper brace members, the pin 29 having nuts 30 applied thereto for clamping the foldable brace ina set position. I u

For the purpose of positively limiting the upward travel of the inner end of the board when moving it from its upright inoperative position to its horizontal operative position and thereby permit the board to assume adefinite predetermined height to suit the user, an adjustablestop preferably in the form of a .pin 31 is. ,provided, whichaisadapted to extend across "the corresponding guide slot 14 in the path of the pivot bolt trunnions 15. A vertical row of openings 32 extending transversely through the front portion of each guide strip 13 is provided and the stop pins 31 are insertable through one or another of these openings for effecting the l-i-mitation of the upward travel of the board. AS shown in Figure A, the openings-32' are so arranged that their bottoms are substantially on a horizontal line with the upper edges of the "companion notches in the bars.

In moving the board from its itold'ed position within the cabinet to its unfolded position'ready for *use, it .is simply swung Qua wardly and downwardly, the pivot bolt 16 traveling upwardly in the guide slots l4: until the same encounters the stop pin or pins31,

which automatically predetermine the elevationito which the board .is to correspond. The supporting arms 18 are now swung .forwardly to bring their registering notches into looking engagement with the trunnions 15015 the pivot bolt. T During theswinging movement oat the board to this position, the brace22, '24is swung outwardly to the position shown in Figures Qand 5, After the user determines the height at which .he desires'the boa-rd set,

he places the stop pins 31 in the corresponding set of openings 32 and, with the board locked, adjusts the brace members 22, 24: accordingly, bringing the -board to alevel position. After-once making these adjustments the board will automatically assume the (de-' sired position 1 upon swinging it outwardly anddownwardly from-the cabinet 10., it'being only necessary, after thus pulling it from the cabinet, to shift the supporting arms 18 lion; wardly "to bring the companion notches 20. into engagement with the trunnions 15101? the Y pivot bolt '16., I 7 .Set screws 33 may be employed tor locking the nuts 17 on the ends of the pivot bolt 16..

Iclainn as my'inyentiont V, I 1. An apparatus of the-character described,

, comprising .a cabinet provided in its opposite sides with upright 'guidew-ays, an ironing board movable into and out of the cabinet and having trunnions at its inner'end engaging said guidewa'ys, shiftable sup-porting:

means having a series of notches therein -engageab-le withsaid trunnlons 'for sustaicmg the inner end of the board at :a plurality-40f diffierent elevations. and a brace tor-support ing front end cit the board Anapparatus-o-f the character described, comprising a cabinet provided in its:opposite sides avith-mpiightjgnide ways an board movable into and out of the cabinet opposite sides of the cabinet swinging movement .into and out 0f interlocking en-'- gagement with-saidtnunnions. g

1. An apparatus of the character described,

comprising acabinet p-royiclediin itsfopposite sides Wl-tll upr ght guide ways, an ironing board movable into and out :oil the cabinet and "having trunnions .at its end engage. ing said guide ways, means for supportingthe outer end-oi? the board, and .notchedsnpport ing armsiulcrumedat -opgpositesides of the cabinet and shit-table laterally into and-outot the planeof the guideways for detachable engagement with said trunnions, the not-ches' of said. arms being disposed vertically for supporting the board at different elevations.

5. An apparatns e-fthe character described, 7

comprising :a cabinet prrovidedin its opposite sides with upright guide ways, an ironing board movable into and ontodfxthecabi net and having 'trunni one at its inner end slida-bly en gag-ingsaid guide way-s, means for supporting the outer end ot the board, -notched supportin-garnt itulornmed at opposite sides of the cabinet. for movement laterally as said guide ways for detachable engagement with isaiid trunnions whereby the board may -be supported at a plurality of differentelevations, .and a stop torlimiting the upwar-d sliding move v I ment of the trunnions their guide ways ata point to brrng said trunnions I'lI'llEO. register with companion notches in said supporting arms. V

.6. .An appanatus of the character described,

comprising :a cabinet provided in its opposite sides with upr ght guide ways, an ironing board movable into and out sot-the cabinet and having trunnions at its inner end slidably'engaging said guide ways, means torsnpporting the OlltQI' end of the board, :adjtnstablemeans for limiting the upward travel of sai do thannions in their guide ways, and means engageable with the trunnions 01 detachablycsupporting the inner end of board "at-a plurality of different elevations.

57. apparatus of the character described,

comprising a cabinet provided its $01 posite srdes'with uprmght gurde'waysnn imm {ing board movable into'and 'cntofthecabinet g and shaming. trunnions atits inner 2 9 engaging said guide ways, means for supporting the outer end of the board, stops arranged to extend across and adjustable lengthwise of the guide ways for limiting the upward travel'of said trunnions, and notched supporting arms fulcrumed on the opposite sides of the cabinet for vertically-swinging movement into and out of interlocking engagement with said trunnions.

8. An apparatus of the character described,

comprising a cabinet, guide members applied to the opposite sides of the cabinet and including upright slots, an ironing board movable into and out of the cabinet and having trunnions at its inner end slidable in said slots, notched supporting arms fulcrumed on said guide members for vertically-swinging movement transversely of the slots into and out of interlockingengagement with said trunnions, said guide members having a vertical row of openings therein, stop pins enan ironing board iulcrumed to swing vertically between said supports and having trunnions at its inner end engaging said guide ways, means for supporting the outer end of the board, and sustaining members for the inner end of the board mounted on said upright support for movement into and out of the plane of the guideways and including means for detachably receiving said trunnions.

Darien Center, N. Y., Feb, 4, 1928. y FENWICK L. ELLIS. 

